Covert escape

USA

USA's "Covert Affairs" stumbles more than it soars. For the most part, Piper Perabo and Christopher Gorham manage to salvage their roles despite frequent character inconsistencies. But others (namely, Anne Dudek, Peter Gallagher and Sendhil Ramamurthy) largely kick it on the sidelines, even though they are clearly capable of doing more. Even giving Annie's sister a marital crisis and changing Jay from a milquetoast with daddy issues to a political climber with daddy issues didn't do the trick. So this summer it was an unexpected relief when the show mercifully cut Ramamurthy and Dudek free with little fanfare ... a car bomb! a cross-country move! -- and even less creativity. Now, if Arthur Campbell would just take that Chinese ambassadorship... --Brill Bundy, Zap2it

USA's "Covert Affairs" stumbles more than it soars. For the most part, Piper Perabo and Christopher Gorham manage to salvage their roles despite frequent character inconsistencies. But others (namely, Anne Dudek, Peter Gallagher and Sendhil Ramamurthy) largely kick it on the sidelines, even though they are clearly capable of doing more. Even giving Annie's sister a marital crisis and changing Jay from a milquetoast with daddy issues to a political climber with daddy issues didn't do the trick. So this summer it was an unexpected relief when the show mercifully cut Ramamurthy and Dudek free with little fanfare ... a car bomb! a cross-country move! -- and even less creativity. Now, if Arthur Campbell would just take that Chinese ambassadorship... --Brill Bundy, Zap2it (USA)

USA's "Covert Affairs" stumbles more than it soars. For the most part, Piper Perabo and Christopher Gorham manage to salvage their roles despite frequent character inconsistencies. But others (namely, Anne Dudek, Peter Gallagher and Sendhil Ramamurthy) largely kick it on the sidelines, even though they are clearly capable of doing more. Even giving Annie's sister a marital crisis and changing Jay from a milquetoast with daddy issues to a political climber with daddy issues didn't do the trick. So this summer it was an unexpected relief when the show mercifully cut Ramamurthy and Dudek free with little fanfare ... a car bomb! a cross-country move! -- and even less creativity. Now, if Arthur Campbell would just take that Chinese ambassadorship... --Brill Bundy, Zap2it